The County of Orange and OC Parks welcome back the
annual outdoor summer concert series. Food trucks will be serving on-site at
each location. Friends and families are invited to come out, bring a blanket
and a beach chair and enjoy JR JR with Big Monsta under the stars at OC Parks
this summer season.

Special Instructions: Ages 12 and up.Registration is required, sign-up online: www.letsgooutside.org/wildernessaccessdayDirections will be provided after
registration.

September 3 –
First Saturday of the Month Morning Hike To The Redwood Grove

8:30 – 10 a.m.

Join OC Parks' trained staff on the first Saturday of the
month for an easy 1.1-mile early morning interpretive hike to the park's
Coastal Redwood grove. You will use your 5 senses to engage with nature as you
stroll to the Redwoods. You will also have an opportunity to learn about our
native plants along the trail. The hike begins at 8:30 a.m. from the park's
Nature Center.

Location:
Carbon Canyon Regional Park. 4442 Carbon Canyon Road

Brea, CA 92823

Website:www.ocparks.com/carboncanyon

Cost: Free

Parking: $5 per vehicle

Contact: (714) 973-3160

Special
Instructions: Meet
at Nature Center located at east end of park. To register, call (714) 973-3160
or email carboncanyon@ocparks.com. Participants should remember water, sunscreen,
hat and hiking shoes. Rain will cancel hike.

September 3, 10, 17, 24 – Walk with a Naturalist

9 – 10:30 a.m.

Join O’Neill Regional Park naturalists and learn about the
animals and nature of Trabuco Canyon. This will be a light to moderate walk on
mostly paved roads.

Special
Instructions: All ages welcome. Meet at the Nature Center just inside the main entrance
of O’Neill Regional Park. Event is conditional on weather.

September
3 – Monthly Habitat Restoration

9 –11:30 a.m.

Join OC Parks staff, the Institute for Conservation, Research and
Education (ICRE) and other volunteers the first Saturday of every month to help
enhance Talbert Regional Park’s habitat for local wildlife. Activities may
include: non-native plant removal, planting natives, watering and trash
removal.

Location: Talbert Nature Preserve. 1298 Victoria
Avenue

Costa Mesa,
CA 92627

Website: www.ocparks.com/talbert

Cost: Free

Parking: Parking for the event will be at
Fairview Park in the city of Costa Mesa, a short 10-minute walk to Talbert.

Contact:
(949) 923-2293

Special
Instructions: No experience is necessary. Water and tools are
provided. Minors aged 16 and younger must have legal guardian present at all
times. Rain or heat advisories cancels event. Please wear long pants, close
toed shoes and a hat. Please bring sunscreen, work gloves, reusable water
bottle and snack.

September
3 -- Explore the Bay Family Hike

10:30 – 11:30
a.m.

An easy hike for families of all ages to
learn more about Upper Newport Bay and enjoy its trails. Hike will be on paved
and dirt trails. Bring sun protection and water. Meet on the patio of the Muth
Interpretive Center. Event is free, registration is not required.

The Ramon Peralta Adobe will be open to the public from
11am to 12pm. Join docents as they interpret the history of this early
structure and canyon history.

Location:Ramon
Peralta Adobe. 6398 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road

Anaheim, CA 92807

Website:www.ocparks.com/ramon

Cost: Free

Parking: You
may park in the shopping center's parking lot.

Contact: (714) 973-3190

Special
Instructions:The Peralta Adobe is surrounded on
three sides by the Tarbell offices at the corner of Fairmont Blvd. and Santa
Ana Canyon Road.

September
3 – Family Hike

3 – 5 p.m.

Come and enjoy an easy, 2.5-mile family hike over moderate but uneven
terrain (45-ft. elevation gain). Starting at the James Dilley Preserve we will
hike one of the most diverse areas of the park to Barbara’s Lake and back. Hike
is led by Laguna Canyon Foundation naturalist volunteers.

Special
Instructions: Registration is required,
sign-up online:www.eventbrite.com/familyhike. Laguna
Coast Wilderness Park, James Dilley Preserve (I-5 or 405 south to 133 south to
stoplight at 73 toll road; make a U-turn, go 1 block. Dilley is on the right).

September 4, 11, 18, 25 – Guided Nature Hike

8 – 9:15 a.m.

Join the
Park Ranger for a 1-mile nature hike in the beautiful Bell Canyon area of
Caspers Wilderness Park.

Special
Instructions: Ages 15 and up. Registration
is required, sign-up online:www.eventbrite.com/fitnesshike. Laguna
Coast Wilderness Park, James Dilley Preserve (I-5 or 405 south to 133 south to
stoplight at 73 toll road; and make a U-turn, go 1 block. Dilley is on the
right.)

September 8 –
Black Star Canyon Habitat Enhancement

9 – 11:30
a.m.

Plant small and easy-to-handle coastal prickly pear cactus
pads, which provide important shelter and food for local wildlife. All tools
and training will be provided.

Enjoy
views of Weir Canyon Nature Preserve during a slower intro-to-cardio fitness
hike traveling 5 miles with an elevation gain of 900 feet.

Location: Weir Canyon Nature Preserve

Website: www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Special Instructions: Ages 16 and up. Registration is required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/cardiofitness. Driving directions will be provided
after registration.

September 10 – Animal Tracking in Fremont Canyon

8 – 11 a.m.

Search
for evidence that animals leave behind in nature while gaining basic tracking
techniques in Fremont Canyon Nature Preserve. This program is focused for older
children and adults.

Location: Fremont Canyon Nature Preserve

Website: www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Special Instructions:Ages 8 and up. Registration is
required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/animaltracking.
Driving directions will be provided after registration.

September 10 – Nursery Plant Propagation and Care Day

8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Join us at
our native plant nursery as we care for native plants from their seed stage to
their mature, ready-to-be planted stage. Volunteers may collect seeds, sow
seeds in flats, bump plants up, plant at restoration sites, sterilize plant containers,
and/or help maintain the facilities for the plants. Gain hands-on experience
with habitat restoration while working alongside other zany and interesting
plant lovers!

Special
Instructions: Registration is required, sign-up online:www.eventbrite.com/plantpropagation. Wear closed-toed shoes, bring layered clothing and sun protection (hat,
sunscreen) and bring water. Meet at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Willow Canyon
Staging Area (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, just south of El Toro
Road). Park and walk up the gravel trail 100 yards to get to the small native
plant nursery, just before the trailers.

September
10 – Family Fossil Day

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Come explore Clark Park’s rich fossil history and experience hands-on
fossil fun for all ages! We will also hike to the marine fossil site (for those
six years and older).

Have you ever wondered “Where are all the wild animals in
the park?” Visit a Show and Share Exhibit located next to the O’Neill Park
Nature Center and discover mysterious clues animals leave behind. Enjoy nature
crafts and games, like making a wild animal track mold!

Learn about the many fascinating uses
of California native plants during the pre-mission period, on this 2-mile hike
(490-ft. elevation gain) over steep and uneven terrain. This hike will focus on
plants used historically for tools, food and building materials.

Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road

Laguna
Beach, CA 92651

Website:www.ocparks.com/lagunacoast

Cost: Free

Parking: $3 per vehicle

Contact: (949) 497-8324

Special
Instructions:Ages 12 and up. Registration is
required, sign-up online: www.eventbrite.com/nativeplants. Laguna Coast
Wilderness Park, James Dilley Preserve (I-5 or 405 south to 133 south to
stoplight at 73 toll road; make a U-turn, go 1 block. Dilley is on the right.)

September 14 – Yoga Hike

9 – 10:30 a.m.

Stretch your mind and body on this 2.4-mile hike with a
yoga twist over steep and uneven terrain (100-ft. elevation gain) led by Laguna
Canyon Foundation volunteers.

Explore historic Weir Canyon Nature Preserve from the back
of your horse. All riders must have trail riding experience and bring their own
fit and able horse.

Location: Weir Canyon Nature Preserve

Website: www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Special Instructions: For ages 18 and up. Registration is required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/equestrianride. Driving directions will be provided
after registration.

September
15 – Shhh… Hike, Look and Listen

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

End your day with a quiet walk through the
calming canyons of Black Star Canyon Wilderness Park. Bring a flashlight and be
prepared for the canyon's cooler evening temperatures during this slow-paced
walk.

Location: Black Star Canyon Wilderness Park

Website: www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Special
Instructions: Ages 18 and up. Registration is
required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/shhhhike. Driving
directions will be provided after registration.

September 16 – Tot Walk

9 – 11 a.m.

Join Ranger Zak along with Laguna Canyon Foundation
volunteers and bring your young ones (infant to age three) to explore Aliso's
wild backyard. We will see bugs, animal tracks, plants, birds and have all
kinds of outdoor fun!

Hike with park staff and Laguna Canyon Foundation
volunteers as the sun sets and the moon rises over Laurel and Willow Canyons.
This is a leisurely hike. Observe the changes as day turns to night and learn
about night wildlife. Hear the last bird songs and use the bat detector to
listen for their ultrasonic communication. The terrain on this 3.5 mile hike
(600-ft. elevation gain) can be steep, rocky and uneven.

Special
Instructions: Ages 12 and up. Participants should bring water, a
snack, a flashlight, a sweater or jacket, and wear long pants and proper
closed-toed hiking shoes. Registration is required, sign-up online:www.eventbrite.com/fullmoonhike. Meet at Willow Canyon Staging Area (20101 Laguna Canyon Road, just south
of El Toro Road intersection).

September 17–
The Birds of Limestone Canyon

8 – 11 a.m.

Learn about bird species and how to identify them during this
birding walk in Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve.

Location:Limestone
Canyon Nature Preserve

Website: www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Special
Instructions: Ages 12 and up. Registration is required,
sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/birds. Driving directions will be
provided after registering.

September 17 – The Story of Irvine Ranch

8 – 11 a.m.

Join a moderately challenging 5-mile hike in Weir Canyon
Nature Preserve while learning about the history of Irvine Ranch.

Location: Weir Canyon Nature Preserve

Website: www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Special Instructions: For ages 12 and up. Registration is required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/storyofirvineranch. Driving directions will be provided
after registration.

September 17 – Geology Hike at Willow

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Step
back 25 million years in Orange County's history to a time when the seas
receded and the San Andreas Fault was just starting to form. With a Laguna
Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalist, discover the geologic processes going
on today and how they affect the natural landscape. This moderate 3-mile hike
is over uneven, steep and sometimes rocky terrain with a 300-ft elevation gain.

Special
Instructions: For ages 10 and up. Registration
is required, sign-up online:www.eventbrite.com/geologyhike. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, James
Dilley Preserve (I-5 or 405 south to 133 south to stoplight at 73 toll road;
and make a U-turn, go 1 block. Dilley is on the right.)

September 17 – Morning on the Mesa Loop Family Hike

9 – 11:30 a.m.

Start your morning off by warming up along the Mesa Loop trail
during a family-friendly, leisurely paced hike in Black Star Canyon Wilderness
Park.

Location: Black Star Canyon Wilderness Park

Website: www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Special Instructions: For ages 8 and up. Registration is required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/morningmesa. Driving directions will be provided
after registration.

September 17 –
Coastal Cleanup Day 2016

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Every year people join together at sites all over
California to take part in the State's largest volunteer event. California
Coastal Cleanup Day has removed over 750,000 pounds of trash and recyclables
from beaches, lakes, and waterways. Join us in cleaning up the Bay!

Special Instructions:
For more information please visit www.newportbay.org/cleanupday.

September 17 –
Coastal Cleanup Day 2016

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Every year people join together at sites all
over California to take part in the State's largest volunteer event. California
Coastal Cleanup Day has removed over 750,000 pounds of trash and recyclables
from beaches, lakes, and waterways. Join us in cleaning up Capistrano Beach!

Location:Capistrano Beach Park. 35005 Beach Road

Capo Beach, CA 92675

Website:www.ocparks.com/capistrano

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Contact: (949) 923-2280

Special Instructions:
Please meet near the basketball courts.

September 17 –
Coastal Cleanup Day 2016

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Every year people join together at sites all
over California to take part in the State's largest volunteer event. California
Coastal Cleanup Day has removed over 750,000 pounds of trash and recyclables
from beaches, lakes, and waterways. Join us in cleaning up Salt Creek Beach!

Location:Salt Creek
Beach Park. 33333 S. Pacific Coast Hwy.

Dana Point, CA 92629

Website:www.ocparks.com/saltcreekbeach

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Contact: (949) 923-2280

Special
Instructions: Please meet near the
picnic shelters at Bluff Park.

September 17 –
Coastal Cleanup Day 2016

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Every year people join together at sites all
over California to take part in the State's largest volunteer event. California
Coastal Cleanup Day has removed over 750,000 pounds of trash and recyclables
from beaches, lakes, and waterways. Join us in cleaning up Dana Point Harbor!

Location: Dana Point Harbor. 34551
Puerto Place Dana Point, CA 92629

Website:www.ocparks.com/danapointharbor

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Contact: (949) 923-2280

Special
Instructions: Please meet near Harbor
Drive and Island Way at the harbor.

September 17 – Community Digitizing Day and Presentation

11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Join us for a day of events celebrating Orange County’s
leisure culture – bring your memories and memorabilia and make your story a
part of OC history! We welcome and encourage you to bring any and all items
related to the history of current OC Parks, as well as other items relating
more generally to leisure in Orange County. OC Parks staff and volunteers will
digitize your items and save them for you onto a complimentary flash drive.

Location:Old Orange County Courthouse. 211 W.
Santa Ana Blvd.

Santa Ana, CA 92701

Website:www.ocparks.com/oldcourthouse

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Contact: Justin Sikora at 714-973-6607

Special Instructions: For more information visit www.ocparks.com/digitizingday.

September 18 – Nursery Plant Propagation and Care Day

8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Join us at
our native plant nursery as we care for native plants from their seed stage to
their mature, ready-to-be planted stage. Volunteers may collect seeds, sow
seeds in flats, bump plants up, plant at restoration sites, sterilize plant
containers, and/or help maintain the facilities for the plants. Gain hands-on
experience with habitat restoration while working alongside other zany and
interesting plant lovers!

Special
Instructions: Registration is required, sign-up online:www.eventbrite.com/plantpropagation. Wear closed-toed shoes, bring layered clothing and sun protection (hat,
sunscreen) and bring water. Meet at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Willow Canyon
Staging Area (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, just south of El Toro
Road). Park and walk up the gravel trail 100 yards to get to the small native
plant nursery, just before the trailers.

Adults can enjoy a slow-paced guided mountain bike ride for
beginners through the sycamores and oaks of Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve.
Riders will stop along the way to talk about the native habitat and visit The
Sinks.

Location:Limestone Canyon Nature
Preserve

Website:www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost:
Free

Parking:
Free

Special
Instructions: Ages 18 and up.Registration is
required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/bikeride. Driving directions will be provided after registration.

September 19 – Tecate Cypress Stewardship

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Water and weed around young Tecate cypress trees planted
near the Fremont Staging Area to help this rare species thrive in Fremont
Canyon Nature Preserve.

Location: Fremont Canyon Nature Preserve

Website: www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Special Instructions:Ages 10 and up. Registration is
required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/tecate. Driving
directions will be provided after registration.

Special
Instructions: Ages 15 and up. Hike is not for beginners.
Registration is required, sign-up online:www.eventbrite.com/ridgepark. Meet at Ridge Park Staging Area (Newport Coast Drive to Ridge Park Rd.
east to end; meet at the gate.)

September 23 –
Hike to East Sinks Viewing Deck

7 – 11 a.m.

Come
along an early morning hike through Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve to the
East Sinks Viewing Deck.

Location:Limestone Canyon Nature
Preserve

Website:www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost:
Free

Parking:
Free

Special
Instructions: Ages 18 and up.Registration is
required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/viewingdeck. Driving directions will be provided after registration.

September 23 –
Animal Art I – Preschool Program

10:15 – 11:15
a.m.

Join us for an hour of creativity and
fun with an animal theme! Come ready to get a little messy! Class includes
hands-on learning, fun crafts, and meeting zoo animals up close!

Location:Orange
County Zoo. 1 Irvine Park Road Orange, CA 92869

Website:www.ocparks.com/zoo

Cost: $5 per child (includes one adult)

Parking: $3 per vehicle

Contact: Marcy Crede-Booth at (714) 973-6846

Special
Instructions: Ages 3-4 years old only. Parent must accompany child
for duration of program.Registration is required, call (714) 973-6846
to register.

Special
Instructions: All ages welcome. Registration required,
sign-up online:letsgooutside.org/kidsincarriers. Driving directions will be provided after registration.

September 24 –
Family Hike: Round Canyon

4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Hike along a fairly flat trail while watching for
red-tailed hawks and mule deer in Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve.

Location:Limestone Canyon Nature
Preserve

Website:www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost:
Free

Parking:
Free

Special Instructions:
Ages 6 and up.Registration is required,
sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/familyhike. Driving directions will be provided after registration.

September 25 – Bird Walk

8 – 10:30 a.m.

Spot year-round and summer resident birds, with Laguna
Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists on this moderate 2-mile, level hike
over uneven terrain through one of the most diverse plant communities in the
United States.

Location:
Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park. 28373 Alicia Parkway

Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Website: www.ocparks.com/aliso

Cost: Free

Parking: $3 per vehicle

Contact: (949) 923-2200

Special
Instructions: Ages 12 and up (minors must be accompanied by an adult.)Please
sign-up online: www.eventbrite.com/birdwalk.Wear
hiking or walking shoes and bring your binoculars!Aliso & Wood
Canyons Wilderness Park, Ranger Headquarters, 28373 Alicia Pkwy(from southbound Aliso
Creek Rd, turn right on Alicia Parkway, first right on Awma Road, then left
into parking lot).

September 25 – Yeeha! Agua Chinon Equestrian Ride

9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Experience Agua Chinon Canyon from the back of your horse
during an equestrian ride in Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve. Equestrians must
have their own fit and able horse.

Location:
Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve

Website: www.ocparks.com/irvineranch

Cost: Free

Parking: Free

Special
Instructions: Ages 16 and
up. Registration is required, sign-up online:www.letsgooutside.org/yeeha. Driving directions will be provided after registration.

September 25– Family Science Sunday

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Free activities in the Muth Interpretive Center classroom once a
month, each one with a different educational theme to explore.

Special Instructions: Recommended for ages 2 to 10. All activities are self guided. May include crafts, hand-on
exhibits, hikes or more!

September 25 – Then and Now: An Interactive Discovery of Animals Living in
OC's Past and Present

1 – 3 p.m.

Come out to Clark Regional Park on the
last Sunday of every month to learn about the animals that ruled the land
10,000 years ago and the animals living in Orange County today. Visit the
Show and Share activity table for hands-on exhibits and discover the similarities
and differences between past and present animals.

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